"I thought she would be waiting there obediently for me to return and challenge her. That's what she said when she took back the name Ah."

Doro's memory involuntarily turned back, and he thought of the past, when he "escaped" after being "defeated" by Frodonick, and actually encountered his teacher.

"You are no longer A·Gedora. You lost to Frodonick." Back then, that woman spoke these words.

For Gedora at that time, it was, of course, a painful thing, feeling as if he had been abandoned by the whole world — that woman said, "If you want to reclaim this name, come and challenge me again."

A bit humorous.

Anyway, Doro now finds it quite amusing to recall.

It was from that point on that A·Gedora changed his name to Doro.

As if he really cherished that name.

After all, a name is just a code, as long as you can recognize a person, what name isn't a name?

The Demon King is now a cute girl called Mohe. She herself seems to quite like that name too.

Once, while drunk, he considered the question of whether conquering Ah Xion again could allow him to embrace glory once more. But at that time, he was so drunk that he couldn't muster any strength. Gradually, he lost interest in such matters. Is the name Ah more noble than the name Hero? What if he took it back?

What if he won?

Why not just consider A·Gedora dead, which is good for everyone.

What truly disheartened the man named Doro wasn't human betrayal, but realizing that "A·Gedora" being dead was a beautiful ending for humanity.

Perhaps, in the battle against the Demon King back then, the Hero should have perished together with the Demon King, creating a beautiful story, rather than the Hero defeating the Demon King, becoming increasingly powerful, making humans fear that he would one day become the next Demon King.

"She must have heard about the battle in Nalune." Doro understood the reason why the Sword Saint would suddenly appear, "But she shouldn't find us easily. As long as we don't use swords. Our true selves now are so different from the past."

Rose agreed with this: "But even so, encountering her in town is a dangerous affair. You should warn Mohe."

At this moment, Mohe's voice came from outside the cabin.

"Doro, Rose! Come out quickly! We have guests!"

When the two stepped out of the cabin, they were immediately stunned.

Following the girl named Mohe was a woman dressed extremely provocatively. Her name was Ah Xion.

For a moment, the two were dumbfounded on the spot.

"Doro, just look at you, can't you take your eyes off a beauty? Such a philanderer, despite having a girl like Rose by your side—if I were Rose, I'd be jealous." The girl couldn't help but glance back at Ah Xion and smile, "Miss Xion, my apologies, my guard isn't very sensible, and your attire is slightly eye-catching. Please forgive him!"

Ah Xion stared at the two for a long time, then smiled: "Of course, I don't mind. Coming out dressed like this, I was prepared to be stared at."

She made a gesture: "Miss Mohe, weren't you inviting me as a guest?"

"Of course, please follow me to the estate. Rose, prepare some snacks and red tea. I want to entertain Miss Xion, she might be our future patron, having already reserved a lot of wine."

What is the Demon King Mohe thinking? If she didn't recognize Ah Xion, neither of them would believe it.

This Demon King understands humans extremely well, rather, since reconnecting, they haven't seen her confused at any point, she seems to know everything— even when learning farming techniques, she gave off the impression of "I already know how to do it, just listening again".

There's no way this meeting with Xion was coincidental—both of these people have some sort of purpose.

Mohe led the group to the main hall of the estate, arranging for Ah Xion to sit down.

"Miss Xion, as you can see, our estate has just started production. If you plan to pre-order the wine produced later—it might take some time. And as an honest businessperson, I must inform you, this is a very risky action. Depending on the weather this year, we can't guarantee the quality of the grapes. You know, farmers always rely on the skies."

She spoke as if she were really just an ordinary estate owner waiting on the weather.

"Of course, I know, but I believe in your skills. On the street, I noticed you at a glance and have faith in your abilities."

"Oh~ it seems like we are kindred spirits, Miss Xion, I also saw at a glance that you could be my patron. I think we can cooperate happily."

Mohe didn't comment, giving a somewhat bewildered Doro a reassuring look as if saying, "Rest assured, I'm here."

Indeed reassuring—not really.

If she hadn't brought Xion back, nothing would have happened.

Doro was frankly at a loss.

What exactly does this girl want by bringing Ah Xion back? Does she intend to dispose of her? But in a certain sense, Ah Xion is already considered a neutral party. She's not particularly concerned whether the Demon King or humans rule the world; she's a woman who most of the time only has her mind on the sword.

From a confrontational priority standpoint, she's not a good choice— is it in an attempt to ally with her?

No.

Doro was somewhat unwilling to accept this outcome.

He found it difficult to work with Ah Xion, especially since this woman had previously attacked Frodonick.

Rose's continued absence was proof of fear.

Just as Doro imagined, it was Lisidorwei who brought up the desserts and red tea. The Bloody Queen curiously scrutinized the Sword Saint, but she said nothing more.

"Hmm, it seems Rose has other matters to attend to, but these desserts are quite delicious. I'm even considering making her the house chef. Doro, do you like delicious chefs?"

Don't ask me, I don't want to participate in your conversation. In the end, why was I brought here?

"To be honest, Miss Mohe, this dessert is really exceptional, it even reminds me of an old friend — though it might be a bit embarrassing to say so. However, could I purchase your servants from you? I will offer a price that will satisfy you. I'm very pleased with Rose and Doro."

Mohe's face showed a smile with an indeterminate meaning: "Isn't your request a bit excessive? I only have a few servants in this manor, and you want to take them all? Should I do the work myself?"

"You will have plenty of servants; missing one or two won't make a difference. Isn't that right?"

The conversation reached a point where there seemed to be a certain depth of meaning.

"I can certainly have a lot of servants, but... what price can you offer?"

"It seems your vision is not that far-reaching."

"Ah~ how interesting."

Mohe's finger tapped on the tabletop, as if she were deep in thought.

Doro certainly understood the conversation between the two. Ah Xion offered to help the Demon King retrieve his eyes as a condition to purchase Doro and Rose.

Mohe neither agreed nor opposed it.

However, this was essentially meaningless, as his relationship with Mohe was purely transactional. Even if Mohe agreed to such a deal, he couldn't actually carry it out without acknowledging it.

What exactly was Mohe thinking?

"Does Miss Xion have any urgent matters recently?" Mohe suddenly inquired.

Ah Xion seemed puzzled, "There's nothing urgent for me... do you have something in mind?"

"If you don't mind, you can stay here for a while." Mohe unexpectedly suggested, "If you're planning to buy my servants, why not use this opportunity to learn more about them? After all, if you take them back and are dissatisfied, wouldn't that be quite unfortunate? This is to avoid affecting our future transactions."

Let Ah Xion stay here?

This is...

Doro looked at Mohe, only seeing her usual mysterious smile.

This Demon King... she often gives quite a good impression, except for this penchant for keeping people guessing—she seems to enjoy this feeling of making everyone guess... Is she asking Xion to stay so they can talk themselves?

Does the Demon King have such good intentions, do you think she has no plans?

Previously, the scheme in Butuo City and the plan of Nalune, she managed to calculate everything without anyone noticing.

No one knows what the Demon King's schemes truly are, but when you do realize, you're already inextricably caught up in it.

Doro had serious reasons to suspect it's the same now.

The Demon King might have already foreseen what would happen when they and Ah Xion interact—even if they themselves were unaware of what would occur.

Or maybe it doesn't matter what happens?

Is it important instead that these people gather together?

Unable to figure out Mohe's thoughts, Doro simply gave up pondering.

"Is this... really okay?" Ah Xion hesitated.

"You can also take the opportunity to assess the situation here. Besides, since you've come from afar, it would be impolite of me not to entertain you for a few days. Doro, go and help Miss Xion with her room arrangements, and make sure to follow her instructions; don't just be handsy because someone is good-looking, understood?"

Doro stared at Mohe for a long while, and Mohe, not backing down, stared right back at Doro.

"Alright, I'll take her now."

Only then did Mohe reveal a satisfied smile as she savored a sip of red tea: "I think our interactions will be quite pleasant."

"Miss Xion, please follow me."

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